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1. A method for producing a hybrid transparent electrode, the method comprising: filling grooves of a substrate with a conductive metal ink composition; filling the grooves with residue conductive metal ink composition that remains on a surface of the substrate as the grooves are being filled with the conductive metal ink composition to form an electrode pattern; and forming a conductive layer including a conductive material on the electrode pattern.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive metal ink composition comprises at least one of a metal complex compound, metal precursor, spherical metal particles, metal flakes, nano particles and nano wires.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the filling the grooves with the conductive metal ink composition is performed by an inkjet method, flat panel screen method, screen coating method, bar coater method, roll coating method, flow coating method, doctor blade, dispensing, gravure printing method or flexo printing method.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the filling the groove with the residue conductive metal ink composition includes dissolving the residue conductive metal ink composition that remains on the surface of the substrate as the grooves are being filled with the conductive metal ink composition by an etching solution so that the grooves are filled with the dissolved residue conductive metal ink composition.
5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the etching solution is applied on the substrate surface and dissolves the residue conductive metal ink composition.
6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the etching solution is applied by a flat panel screen method, spin coating method, roll coating method, flow coating method, doctor blade, gravure printing method, or flexo printing method.
7. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the etching solution comprises at least one of an ammonium carbamate compound, ammonium carbonate compound, ammonium bicarbonate compound, carboxylic acid compound, lactone compound, lactam compound, cyclic acid anhydride compound, acid-base complex, acid-base-alcoholic complex, and mercapto compound, and an oxidizing agent.
8. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the grooves are filled with the residue conductive metal ink composition by pushing the residue conductive metal ink composition dissolved by the etching solution into the grooves.
9. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the residue conductive metal ink composition dissolved by the etching solution is pushed into the groove using a doctor blade or brush.
10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive material is a metal oxide, CNT, graphene, or conductive polymer.
11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive layer is formed by depositing or printing the conductive material on the electron pattern.
12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the conductive layer is 0.5 to 2.0 times the height of the groove.
13. A method for producing a hybrid transparent electrode, the method comprising: treating a surface of a substrate having grooves on its surface, and treating the surface of the substrate to have a hydrophobic property; filling the grooves with a conductive metal ink composition; filling the grooves with a residue conductive metal ink composition that remains on the surface of the substrate as the grooves are being filled with the conductive metal ink composition to form an electrode pattern; and forming a conductive layer including a conductive material on the electrode pattern.
14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the conductive metal ink composition comprises at least one of a metal complex compound, metal precursor, spherical metal particles, metal flakes, nano particles and nano wires.
15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the filling the grooves with the residue conductive metal ink composition includes dissolving the residue conductive metal ink composition that remains on the surface of the substrate as the grooves are being filled with the conductive metal ink composition by an etching solution and filling the grooves with the dissolved residue conductive metal ink composition.
16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the grooves are filled with the residue conductive metal ink composition by pushing the residue conductive metal ink composition dissolved by the etching solution into the grooves using a doctor blade or brush.
17. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the conductive layer is formed by depositing or printing a metal oxide, CNT, graphene, or conductive polymer on the electron pattern.
18. A method for producing a hybrid transparent electrode, the method comprising: a first filling with a conductive metal ink composition that includes preparing a substrate having grooves on its surface, and filling the grooves with the conductive metal ink composition; a first filling with a residue conductive metal ink composition that includes filling the grooves with the residue conductive metal ink composition that remains on the surface of the substrate as the grooves are being filled with the conductive metal ink composition to form an electrode pattern; a second filling with a conductive metal ink composition that includes filling the grooves with the conductive metal ink composition; a second filling with a residue conductive metal ink composition that includes filling the grooves with the residue conductive metal ink composition that remains on the surface of the substrate as the grooves are being filled with the conductive metal ink composition to form an electrode pattern; and forming a conductive layer comprising a conductive material on the electrode pattern.
19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the conductive metal ink composition comprises at least one of a metal complex compound, metal precursor, spherical metal particles, metal flakes, nano particles and nano wires.
20. The method according to claim 19 , wherein the metal precursor is M n X, M being one of Ag, Au, Cu, Ni, Co, Pd, Ti, V, Mn, Fe, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, W, Ru, Cd, Ta, Re, Os, Ir, Al, Ga, Ge, In, Sn, Sb, Pb and Bi, n being an integer of 1 to 10, X being one of oxygen, sulfur, halogen, cyano, cyanate, carbonate, nitrate, sulfate, phosphate, thiocyanate, chlorate, perchlorate, tetrafluoroborate, acetylacetonate, mercapto, amide, alkoxide, and carboxylate.
21. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the conductive layer is formed by depositing or printing the conductive material on the electron pattern.
22. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the conductive layer has a thickness of 10 to 500 nm.
23. A method for producing a hybrid transparent electrode, the method comprising: filling grooves with a conductive metal ink composition after preparing a substrate having the grooves on its surface; filling the grooves with a residue conductive metal ink composition that remains on a surface of the substrate as the grooves are being filled with the conductive metal ink composition to form an electrode pattern; sintering the electrode pattern at 50 to 200° C.; and forming a conductive layer comprising a conductive material on the electrode pattern.
24. The method according to claim 23 , wherein the step of filling the grooves with residue conductive metal ink composition is repeated twice or more times.
25. The method according to claim 23 , wherein the filling the grooves with the residue conductive metal ink composition includes dissolving the residue conductive metal ink composition that remains on the surface of the substrate as the grooves are being filled with the conductive metal ink composition by an etching solution so that the grooves are filled with the dissolved residue conductive metal ink composition.
26. The method according to claim 25 , wherein the etching solution is applied on the entire surface of the substrate by a flat panel screen method, spin coating method, roll coating method, flow coating method, doctor blade, gravure printing method, or flexo printing method to dissolve the residue conductive metal ink composition.
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December 20, 2016
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